Scince it’s Friday (woo hoo!) I thought we’d do something fun. These little turkeys (speaking of turkeys, did you see what mine did yesterday??) are perfect for school parties, family nights, and Thanksgiving place holders. At the end there’s an easy pilgrim hat as well. I don’t really know where this idea originated from- I made the turkeys as a kid as I’m sure many of you have and I’ve seen the little hats all over the internet. Both Turkey Day classics, so go have some fun!
Ingredients/Supplies
Double Stuff Oreo Cookies
Candy Corn
Whoppers
Peanutbutter Cups
Chocolate frosting
Yellow Frosting
Optional: Red frosting
Optional: black sprinkles for eyes
*For these kinds of things I love to use the little pre-filled tubes of colored frosting you can buy in the baking isle. The chocolate is easy to make, and homemade actually works a little better because you can make it stiff. However for the colored details like yellow and red, these little tubes are great. It doesn’t really matter what they taste like and they last forever (which is both cool and disturbing at the same time.) I’m using store-bought tubes for everything here purely for convenience- works great!
First step: Grab a cookie. You don’t have to put frosting in there, but I like to because it holds in the candy corn a little better. Just give it a little squeeze of chocolate.
Then stuff in your candycorn. If you’re in some sort of candy corn shortage, you can cut off the white tips to use later for your beaks. I think the candy corn sticks in better with the tip so I leave it on. Go ahead and do all of the cookies through this step.
Next put a dab of frosting on the opposite end of the cookie and secure it to the “base” cookie. It helps to place them next to a wall as they dry so they stay put.
While those are drying, unwrap your PB cups. Take a sharp knife and cut a sliver off of one end. (I don’t need to tell you what to do with the sliver, do I?) It helps to gently cut in a sawing motion so you don’t break the PB cup. (Although I wouldn’t have to tell you what to do with a broken one either, would I?) Cut it from the bottom like I show here:
Once those are ready, flip your cookies over, but you may find it’s easy to keep them next to the wall. My frosting was a bit soft, so they needed the extra support.
Place a dab of frosting on the pb cup, and place it on the cookie like so:
Now those little guys will need heads, so glue a whopper on there with frosting as well. I put frosting on the side of the whopper that hits both the cookie and the PB cup. Wouldn’t want a turkey running around with its head cut off, would we??
While they’re still laying there, use a dab of frosting (I use yellow) and glue on the white tip of a candy corn for a beak. Put two yellow dots on for eyes, and for the black spots in the eyes you can use a dab of chocolate frosting, or a mini chocolate chip, or a little sprinkle like I’ve used. A sprinkle is really the perfect size if you have them.
Once the beak stays put you can flip them over and draw on some little yellow feet. If you have red frosting too (usually comes in a set with the tube of yellow) you can add a little gobble gobble. Or whatever that thing is called. What is it called? I’m too lazy to google. Extra giveaway entry for the first person who can tell me. Okay not really but I’ll think you’re awesome.
And there you go, cute as can be!
These make really cute place card holders too, for either a kid, or adult table! I just made little name tags with my Silhouette (what’s that you say? You’re bummed you didn’t win a Silhouette and you wish we’d give away another one? Okay how about this month? You didn’t hear that from me. Yes you did. Don’t tell. Do tell. Tell Everyone. Forget it) and then I popped them in there on toothpicks.
How cute is my little turkey family?
Stick one on each plate and everyone will say “Awwwwwwe….” If you have kids old enough to handle making them, it’s a fun project for them to be in charge of.
They’re also darling combined with pilgrim hats.
Those are just marshmallows dipped in chocolate and placed on a fudge strip cookie. Use yellow frosting to make the buckle. (Pretty much the Thanksgiving version of the Halloween witch hats seen in this post!)
Hope you enjoy these fun little things- Happy Friday!
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Oh my gosh, those are ADORABLE!! I will definitely be making those for Thanksgiving this year.
so sweet beautiful
It's called a wattle.
Those are so cute–I wish I lived in the States right now so I could pick up some oreos, whoppers, and peanut butter cups. Mmm.
Kayli, email me your address. I’ll gladly mail you the items you need to make these.
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those are adorable!!! prefect for a dinner party im headed to this weekend. thanks for the idea!
these are adorable!! congrats on your win
Congratulations!! Thanks for the detailed tutorial too!
:)
ButterYum
too adorable! Thanks for the tutorial! Gonna make the turkeys for our silent auction!
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CONGRATS! Love these little turkeys-they turned out so cute!
So cute!! :)
Such cute little turkeys!
My mom actually has chickens so I don't know if it's the same on turkeys but I think the "gobble gobble" is called a wattle. :)
So adorable!! I love them! *Oh, and the little "gobble, gobble" is a wattle.*
Yours turned out better than mine!
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!! Dying here.
Too, too cute. Plus, they're made of cookies and candy, which makes it just too good to be true.
Love it!!
And congratulations on winning the cookoff!! :)
These are soooooo adorable!!!! Will defiantely have to make these for all of the children that are coming to our home for Thanksgiving!!!!! Thanks for the great ideas!!!!!
Michelle Torres
decorater4life@aol.com
I'm so thankful for you gals and your cute ideas! I'm definitely going to make these!
So cute!!! What a great idea! I think I NEED to make these for our family for Thanksgiving.
PS – I have two boys named Jack and Owen too!
Incredibly adorable! I'm going to have to try that!!!!
oh my GOSH these are sosooooo stinkin cute! we are totally making these! :)
sara
My 4 year old is begging me to make these…right now…NOW Mom now! She can't wait! Thanks for the fun idea!
Oh for Crying~Out~LOUD these are CUTE!!!!!!!!!
LOVE it!
Happy Thanksgiving!
xo
Oh my gosh! Those are too cute!!
I am super happy for you guys! Baked Chicken Taquitos with Cilantro Lime Dressing anyone? hahahah
CONGRATS GIRLS!!!
Too, too cute. I can't wait to make these and surprise my family with them.
Oh my GOODNESS!! Those are ADORABLE!! Love them. It is incredible that you two can just come up with this stuff!
OH MY too stinkin cute!!! What a great idea and I love your step by step photos!! ADORABLE!
I am going to make these, they are too cute to resist. Hopefully I won't eat all the ingredients while I am doing it.
I love these turkeys! Making them for my daughter's class. Thanks so much for making them simple to make with great instructions and photos!
Holy crap, those are some of the cutest things I've ever seen. Can't wait to host Thanksgiving so I have an excuse to make these! :)
Soon…I will find a way.
These are so darling!! We will definitely make them for place settings for Turkey Day!! And the best part is, we have all of that candy in our Halloween stash still!! :D Thanks for another fantastic idea.
The turkey's red hangy-thingy is a wattle…not to be confused with a *waddle* (which is what I do when i eat to many of your yummy bites!)
So cute – I love the idea of letting kids make their own while you are finishing up all of the Thanksgiving preparation!
Heidi @ http://everydayfamilies.blogspot.com/
Super cute!! I haven't read the comments yet, so someone else might've already named it, but I think it's called a wattle. I'll be sure to post a link on ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com!
Just want you to know that it is difficult to find candy corn around here after the 2nd week in October and impossible to find after Halloween. Wish I had seen these turkeys earlier so I know to save some :(
I actually ran into the same problem and them found some candy corn in the Albertson’s regular candy aisle. Score!!!
These are the cutest things! Thanks for posting them.
I am excited to surprise my family bringing them to our Thanksgiving dinner! I love it!
A little to time intensive for the pot luck after church on Sunday, but it is tempting because I think they are way adorable.
These are the cutest things! Thanks for posting them.
I am excited to surprise my family bringing them to our Thanksgiving dinner! I love it!
A little to time intensive for the pot luck after church on Sunday, but it is tempting because I think they are way adorable.
These are too adorable for words! I'd love to make them for my son's class but we're not allowed to bring anything with peanut butter in it. Any suggestions on a replacement for the peanut butter cups?
you guys are dangerous!!! ;)
Now the little man (errr, the almost 9yo) is requesting these for his class party for Thanksgiving.
You guys are sure keeping me busy with your recipes!! LOL
any other ideas of what you can use in place of reeses cups since no peanut butter is allowed in any classroom treat?
I am in the same boat…my nephew is allergic to peanut…I was guessing that a Rolo would be a good substitute, and since they just *happen* to be my favorite, I was going to try those!
these are so cute I can't stand it!!!
You are so creative! I love your blog, it has the best treats and ideas!!
I LOOOOVE these!!!!!
These are absolutely the greatest! Its been a while since I've seen them but some places still carry minature mallow cups which a person could use instead of the peanut butter cup.
I think I will be making these for my youngest son class for school and possibly AWANA.
Thanks for the great idea
You can get the miniature mallow cup at Dollar Tree.
These are adorable! I love the little hats too.
I'm thankful to be close to my family this year– I can try out these new tasty recipes!
Way cute! I love them. I know my girls will have a blast making them. A little tip with the peanut butter cups. If you freeze them then they cut a little better, but then you don't have as many broken ones to eat! What to do, what to do? Thank you for all of your wonderful ideas!
I think it's called a waddle…or at least that's what my boss told me when I was telling my two year olds that it was the "gobbler" last year. Oops.
absolutely adorable! both the turkeys and the hats!
Those are so cute!
The red dangly bit is called a wattle. :)
Those turkeys are the cutest ever! I kind of wish we had Thanksgiving here in Scotland so I'd have an excuse for trying these. :)
Adorable! I think I am supposed to leave this comment on this post, oops if I'm not! I am thankful that my Mom's cancer is still in remission and that she doesn't have to wear a wig to Thanksgiving dinner this year. :)
Jenny
provinj@comporium.net
The cutest! I am sharing this idea with all my friends. By the way, I made your chili with the chocolate in it for our Ward Chili Cook-Off last night and won "Most Unique" chili. I never win anything, so that was pretty exciting. I've told everyone about your blog :)
I am answering your question as to what I am thankful for this Fall…..(in your contest)
First and formost I am thankful for my family, children, grandchildren and friends. My God and America, and the people who protect us. Good health, home and happiness, (good food too). We have been self employed since 1976 and for that we feel truly blessed. Last but not least, my husband Steve whom I work with side by side all these years! Also, with all our country's problems, I still fell pretty thankful.
Jane
jsfry@sktc.net
I think I might have an alternative to using PB cups for thise of us who cannot make for our childrens school. Try using mini marshmallows dipped in chocolate. Happy Thanksgiving!
So very cute!! will be making these for Thanksgiving!!
I'm thinking I might have to make these for my 2 year old's Thanksgiving Feast/Birthday Celebration for his class!!! They are too cute!!
GOBBLE GOBBLE!!
I am so thankful for you two for helping me in my goal to simplify by helping me with ideas and tips so I can be a better wife and mother.
I hope I win! arworkman@gmail.com
I think Rolos might be a good alternative to peanut butter cups… I know they're the same shape but I'm not sure on size. Anyone?
i think the peanut butter cups are a little bigger, but more expensive, huh?
Wilton makes a peanut butter cup shaped chocolate mold…an extra step, but the results were awesome and peanut free.
Does anyone have a suggestion for something you can substitute for candy corn? No fans of it in my house…
LOVE the turkeys. My 6yo wants to make them now but I'm making him wait until before Thanksgiving. For the pilgrim hats…..how do you dip marshmallows? Is that too easy of a question? Should I know this? I'm not sure how to hold the marshmallow when you are dipping so it doesn't get all messed up?
Tina, good question- especially considering I didn't give any explanation at all! lol
It helps to use melted chocolate with a bit of shortening mixed in (1tsp shortening for every 1 C chocolate chips) or use chocolate bark which is what I used. Drop the marshmallow in there and use a spoon to get it covered all the way. Then I use 2 toothpicks. Stick one in one end to pull the marshmallow out and let the excess chocolate drip off. Place it on the cookie and then use the second toothpick to hold the marshmallow down while you pull out the toothpick that's stuck in the marshmallow. Does that make sense?
Those are so cute! I love it!
These are soooo cute! One question though….did you use double stuff oreos?? or are the regular one big enough to stick the candy corn in? Thanks so much!
Tammie- Yes! You need double stuff- I totally forgot to specify! Glad you asked :)
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AWW these are sooo cute!!! They remind me of something similiar I made in brownies when I was a little girl. Love it!
Congratulations on a wonderful!:)
Figen Karavaş
Congratulations on a wonderful!:)
Figen Karavaş
On a chicken it is called a wattle, on a turkey, I think simply a beard.
Great job! Adorable!
Thank you for this. I made this and brought it to my company's Thanksgiving potluck and was a huge hit. I also made your candy corn cupcakes and use the turkeys as toppers. They are adorable.
Wattle Wattle Wattle..I will be keeping my neice and nephew occupied with this place card project-thanks!
Lisa
These are so cute!! Definitely doing this! Thank you for sharing!! :)
Hey this looks great idea! Thanks for the inspiration! Here's our link to what we came up with http://adventuresofuniqueus.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-adventure-turkey-pops.html
We made these last night for a pre-thanksgiving dinner and put them at the top of each place setting. So cute and festive. We figured out if you very carefully with a sharp serrated knife cut a bit off the bottom of an oreo (the one that has the candy corn feathers in it) to make it flat (kind of like you do with the PB cup) it sits on top of the base oreo much easier!
I am making these with my daughter's class tomorrow. Thank you for the adorable idea. I know that the kids will love them.
I made these for my son's sixth birthday party (my Thanksgiving-time baby) and they were a hit. Everyone asked "did you MAKE those?" Yep. The kids loved them! Thanks!!
SOOOOOOoooooo cute!
We made these last night — what fun! Thank you for the idea.
SO So cute! I made mine last night. I also wanted to tell you my wonderful idea. :) I used cinnamon hearts for the wattle :) works perfectly.
These were a huge hit at my family's Thanksgiving. Thanks for such a cute idea!
My kids, nieces & nephews had so much fun making these. LOVE your website!!
I have also used the “pilgram hat’ idea as graduation hats. Just add a dot and string of icing on top. I do this every time one of my kids graduates kindergarten for a class treat! So fast and easy and the child loves to help.
I am even more excited for fall now! :)
Thanksgiving turkeys
ADORABLE! I can’t wait to make these for my daughter’s preschool class!
Adorable!!!
I LOVE these!!! I just made a batch of Hamburger Cookies {http://formamas.blogspot.com/2011/10/hamburger-cookies.html}
I am definately trying these for Thanksgiving!
Chrissy @ ForMamas
That has got to be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! I mean ADORABLE.
Thanks for sharing this. My little goddaughter will go wild over these!
XO,
Sheila
How do you make the name tags & secure them to the treat?
I just printed out a name tag and then I taped the tags onto toothpicks and just shoved the toothpick into the oreo :)
My husband, 5 year old and I just made 12 of these :) So fun, thanks for the idea!
this is just so cute, I’ll have to make them for my daughter’s class for thanksgiving!!!!!
I was so happpy to see your post. I made these (they were very similar to these) one year for Thanksgiving, and that’s been many years ago. My extended family still remembers them…they are fun to make, and make the cutest table ornaments. Thanks for posting.
Not only ADORABLE…but also DO-ABLE! THANK YOU for taking the time to post!!
It is called a wattle, and is only present on male turkeys.
These are just way toooooo cute!!!
Awesome. I am hosting Thanksgiving for my family this year and I think I will make these for place cards. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this great idea! I’m writing from Canada and we just had our Thanksgiving and I surprised my kids (daughter, 11; son, 8) with all the ingredients because I knew they would want to make these festive treats too! They took it to the next level though and made a video – check it out! http://youtu.be/6EwZx6UZF_0
The best part was watching them have fun and get along (they actually didn’t bicker during the entire process! – and I was THANKFUL for that! : )
I am so making these with my grandkids for Thanksgiving
OVER the top cute! Thanks for sharing. We have 25 for T’giving. Can I do that many! You better believe it!
Mary
Will someone PLEASE tell me how to print this recipe and instructions? I have saved it to my recipe box and shopping list but neither gives an option to print.Other things have a print button but not this one! HELP! I cannot find an email address to write to the page owners, either and have explored every tab on the site! I have spent twenty minutes trying to find these things to no avail. I tried printing screen but it gave me only the first section of the ingredients. I am really anxious to do this, but do not have an iPad so I can’t carry my computer into the kitchen to cook with! Thanks so much!
I highlighted the parts I wanted – copied, and pasted into a word document. Print in color!
I am trying to print the step by step for the Oreo turkeys and Pilgrim hats but my printer is only copying the first page can you send me the entire receipt.
Thank you
Dora Price
I highlighted the parts I wanted to print, copied and pasted into a word document.
I highlighted the parts I wanted, copied, and pasted into a word document.
I like simple ideas for a young class.
I don’t know who you are, but are you ever talented!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing! Love Thanksgiving crafts & goodies!!
OMG….I cant wait to make these. Someone emailed me this picture and I went to your website. I definitely found some wonderful ideas.
Some folks were asking about alternatives for the peanut butter cups to use in classrooms/schools where they have a “peanut-free” requirement for class treats. I’m not sure how abundantly one could find these, but Mallow Cups are the same shape but marshmallow-filled. You could possibly use the bell-shaped solid chocolates (usually a generic form of a Hershey kiss) or thicker chocolate coins (check out the generic bulk individually wrapped candy section at places like Meijers).
We have peanut butter allergies in the family. Used the Hershey Kiss, cut off the tip and one edge to make flat. The body is not as big as using the peanut butter cup, but turned out just a cute. If no one has seen the turkeys already…they won’t know the difference. Thanks for the receipe.
Gobbler…
The red “gobbles” are actually called beards and indicate it is a Tom turkey or male. Now you know. Cute idea, by the way!
I have seen the hats before but this is the first time for the turkeys… can’t wait to try them out with the Grandkids. thanks for sharing
How can I print it out! It us so cute.
I thought these were so cute that I printed the instructions for my baker-husband to try. So he did, BUT…as cute as they are, he said they were a bit tedious and took longer than he thought. But they sure are cute and clever!
♥♥♥ Love them. Will be making these over the holidays! Thanks for the idea and instructions! ♥♥♥
O. M. G. This is by far one of the cutest idea’s ever! I am definitely going to do this for this years thanksgiving and give them to my bf’s squad at the police department and some of my own coworkers! Thank you for this awesome idea! Happy November
Any chance you have a printable template for the name cards? Love them.
I don’t, so sorry!
IF YOU WANT A HEALTHIER VERSION TRY USING RITZ CRACKERS WITH PEANUT BUTTER IN BETWEEN INSTEAD OF THE OREO’S.
How far ahead do you think one can make these??
These are terrific and so fun, I’m making these for our Thanksgiving table this year. Thank you so much for sharing. Big Hugs♥
Asome!!!!!!!
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Simply awesome! How fun are these!
The gobble gobble thing is called a wattle.
I like gobble gobble thing better,tho.
Keep the ideas coming!
You are one talented person. Thanks for sharing with all of us!!
First Thanks so much for posting this. Next I tried to make these last night & about 60% of the time the Oreo would crack when I try to put the candy corn in, do you have some sort of trick to do this? and what kind of Yellow did you use for the feet & stuff the one I picked up is way to clear to show up.
Thanks & have a blessed day
Try nuking them in the microwave for a few seconds just so they soften up. Also, it sounds like you’re probably using a yellow gel (does it say gel on the tube?) If you have regular frosting, it should show up no problem.
Love your ideas! i’ll share it on my blog.
I have a question…Can these be frozen???? Would love to make these ahead of time if possible….
They are the cutest thing I have ever seen…Thanks
Sure! Just leave them out, uncovered, at room temp for a few hours and they’ll be perfect.
This is so cute and will be making it for my son’s class. I can’t wait!
It’s things like this that make me the favorite Aunt! The nieces and nephews are soooo going to love me this year!! :) I wonder what Christmas themed stuff you can make from them?? I’m seeing lots of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Anything Christmasy??
These are the cutest Thanksgiving craft I have ever seen! Thanks for sharing. I loved them so much I shared them on my Family site “Family Strong”. (familystrong.blogspot.com). I gave you guys full credit and posted a couple links to your site, so I hope that is okay… if not, just let me know.
Thanks again for this little gem. I will definitely be making these for my Thanksgiving table this year ;o)
SOO adorable! I would love to make these with my nephews and niece!
I put your turkey creation on my facebook page…shared from another friend..had all my friends guessing on how to make it until I got smart enough to trace your website and see all your creations! Awesome job!
I had all my friends wondering how to make these turkeys when I shared the photo on Facebook. I finally found your website under the photo and am impressed with your creative ideas! My grandchildren will benefit from your website and my friends guessed pretty well on how to make the turkeys! Thanks!
This was a super cute idea but…I bought Oreos and all of the cookies were too thin (even double stuff) to put the candy corn in. Tried the icing and it didn’t help. If Oreo Double Stuff was actually DOUBLE, I am sure it would’ve worked.
These are absolutely adorable! I had to share it on my blog http://craftbliss.com/ and I linked back to you. Thanks for creating and sharing! ~Dee
I see little delicious turkeys in our families future! Thank you for sharing such an adorable, edible idea. And if you are seriously having a drawing for a Silouhette (sp), count me in!
omg – guess what I’m making this coming weekend – TURKEYs – love them – and love everything that goes into them as well (that’s not necessarily a good thing). THANKS for sharing…. ooh what fun we’re going to have.
Just found these via a Google image search… they are awesome! I think I am going to have my Daisy Girl Scouts make these. Love your site!!!
Thanks for the awesome instructions! My mom’s friend made them for us every year for many years – now I have a great set of instructions and pics for my son’s 3rd grade class :)
Just attempted to make the Turkey cookies… Lots of trouble with the oreo’s breaking. I will have to try sagain b/c they are so cute!! Thanks for the detailed instructions!
OhmyGOSH… so freakin’ adorable! Not to mention, almost ALL of my favorite candies. Hmm…. If I can get bacon incorporated, I might just die and go to a state of orgasmic levels! :D
These are so cute! I hope to make these with the kids I babysit for! Thanks for the great idea!
Don’t know if you found out what “It” is but it is a wattle. Cookies are a great idea for a classroom of kids. (make sure no peanut allergies) My first graders love this activity.
I made these turkeys for my first grade class today. They loved them! I was pronounced the best teacher ever. :) Thanks!
I would definitely use the sprinkles for the eyes. I decided I would use my cake decorating kit and I didn’t wait long enough for the yellow eye frosting to dry and then when I tried to put the black on there the frosting pulled off and made the eyes all smeary. FYI! Get the sprinkles for the eyes and save yourself alot of trouble.
These are wonderful! I will be making these next week for Thanksgiving table. The red skin under the beak is the wattle, the red skin hanging over and to the side of the beak is the snood, and the beard is a little tuft of feathers that stick out on the chest/breast of the turkey.
Thanks so much for this great “how to”…just did a few of both of these tonight with my soon to be 12 yr old. So much fun!
LOVE IT LOVE IT, LOVE IT. Those are so darling and thanks for the ideas. I also love pears and will be making that piefor Thanksgiving. Thanks again for the wonderful recipes. Happy Thanksgiving. Paulette
awwwwe i am making those this year!! deffinetly
thx.
OH dang it! I am sitting at the table doing these and I came back to see if you had some hints for the cookies not cracking when putting the candy corn in…DUH DUH DUH…I didn’t see those integral words “DOUBLE STUFF” oreos…and now I see you have it IN BOLD. What an idiot I am. On the way to the grocery for double stuff Oreos. Note to self…this is the second time in the past week I have missed some integral piece of information in a recipe. READ THE INGREDIENT LIST x3!!!
Someone posted this on facebook and I just bought all the ingredients to make them with my kids! I can’t wait :) Thanks for sharing this!!
This recipe is GREAT!!! I made it and it cost about 25 bucks!! It’s sooo easy!
<3…:)
I was wondering how i get those cute name tags.
i was wondering were i could get those cute name tags
Sara, I just saw this and OMG what an AMAZING idea!!! you are a GENIUS!!!!! I have too much to cook this week but I’m so tempted to try this just because they are so darn cute!!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!!
These are adorable! We just finished making them and they turned out so cute. Need a way to store them? They fit perfectly in cupcake tins! Thanks so much. My boy’s class will LOVE them!
These are the cutest Thanksgiving cookies ever. I am so going to make these with my mom this year! Thanks for the idea!
The red gobble thing on the bottom of a turkey’s neck is called a wattle.
I’m so going to do these with my daughter and son this year. My family always has a huge Thanksgiving dinner and we are sooooooo going to bring these for the fam!
I just made these with my almost 4 year old to take to her little friends for a thanksgiving treat. I ended up using a Jr Mint as the head because I hate Whoppers with a passion. ;) It worked well, especially since the backside of the mint is flat. Thanks for such a fun activity for my daughter and me to do together.
I loooooveeee these! So precious. I am planning on making them with my first graders tomorrow at our Thanksgiving party! Thanks so much for the sweet idea :)_
I don’t know what the “gobble gobbles” are technically called, but my dad always called them dingle berries haha
Im so making these for thanksgiving on thursday! Thanks so much for the idea! Super Cute!!!!
THESE ARE GREAT!!! MAKING THEM FOR THIS THANKSGIVING IN A COUPLE OF DAYS!! THANKS!!!
Is there a certain type of frosting you need to buy so that it stiffens up in order to keep the cookies together???????
Brilliant! I can’t wait to make these. The little red thing is called a waddle I think.
Oh my goodness! These are adorable! I was having trouble figuring out what to bring to the family gathering, but now I know. Thank you for sharing
Hello, These are so adorable. I just made a bunch for Thanksgiving but want to know what kind of icing you used for the eyes. I used Cake Mate Writing Icing because they came in small tubes and were in yellow and red, which were the colors I needed. The problem with it was that the icing ran down over the face of the turkey rather than staying as a ball of icing for the eyes of the turkey. Just wondering what kind of icing works that stays in place. Thanks.
I just looked at the photo again of the ingredients you used and I used the exact same icing for the eyes. I wonder why mine dripped so much??
Just got done making ours with my 6, 5 and 3 year olds! It was cool. I think next time i will have to use a stiffer chocolate frosting…they are a bit sloppy with my whipped frosting. But oh so cute! Thanks for the ideas! Pilgrim hats are tomorrow afternoons activity.
Sara! Is there a difference between frosting and icing? And how far in advance can i make these adorable little treats?
My girls and I just did these, they are soooo cute, and the girls and I had so much fun doing them!! Thank you for sharing!!
lol love these we are so making them and btw the little thing on a turkey, its called a waddle
I will be making these tonight. :)
Ok, I’m going to try and make these. They are so cute. I love your directions, you make it so easy. And by the way, I do know what to do with those like extra sliver pieces. LOL. Happy Thanksgiving.
My peanut allergic son and I just made these. We used Rolos instead of peanut butter cups and they turned out just fine! Thanks for the idea!
These are genius and so cute! I’ll be making these with my daughter this year for sure
We’re making these for Thanksgiving this year! So excited!!
Any suggestions on what to use besides candy corn? I can’t seem to find it anywhere? All the stores went from Halloween to Christmas candy fairly quickly! I like the bright colors of the candy corn but thinking of trying pretzel sticks instead. Want to make these with the kids today to bring for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Happy Turkey day all!
Winco in the bulk section is where I bought mine.
I had a hard time finding candy corn too but we finally found some at Walgreens!
I am making them right now! Thank you do much for the adorable idea!
I am amazed by how well your turkeys turned out. I just tried making them for the first time and my eyes and “gobbles” do not look half as good as yours do. Thanks for the idea and for the instructions. It was a fun project and I look forward to showing off my turkey army tomorrow at Thanksgiving dinner.
thx u just saved me so much work for my english assignment
This was great fun. Worked great
From doing these I would suggest using double stuff oreos so the candy corn stay in place easier and aren’t breaking your cookies!
Such a fun and cute activity! Just as a note- gel frosting does not work at all for the glue. Thanks for sharing!!
Made these yesterday with my 3 boys… while our turkeys are not 100% sanitary =) these turned out super cute!!
Little trick… put the turkeys into the refrigerator in between steps to let the icing harden up… otherwise it’s almost impossible to get the stuff to stay together.
Also… be warned… don’t try making these at home if you have ANY perfectionist tendencies. =)
Thanks for sharing this darling little Turkeys. I didn’t get them made this year but they will be front and center next Thanksgiving! Blessings to both of you and your families.
OMG!! they’re ADORABLE! your tutorials are so precise that I just want to try it by myself when I get home.By the way I spotted that one of our users pinned this up to her Pinspire collection I just want to verify that you are okay with this. Don’t hesitate to get in touch for the link (masterpinspire@gmail.com)
I made the Oreo turkeys this year and they were a hit. While I was assembling them my older sister sat next to me with her smart craftiness and placed candy corn all the way around some oreos…instant (and super cute) sun flowers. Both looked great on the dinner table!
Those are very cute and clever!! Thank you for sharing!!
I love these… made them in Nov. 2011 and will continue to do so every November!! BIG hit with the kids @ the family get together… I love being a favorite auntie, now these do take a little time to put together and I have to put mine in the fridge to make everything “stick” well but it’s so worth it! Can’t wait to try making the penguin cupcakes this upcoming December, looks like effort is definately needed but they are so cute!!!
I can’t wait to make these with my little kiddos, I also love the little witch hats. Thanks for the great ideas. :)
Great idea for my 6 year old granddaughter! Thanks!
I will definitely be making these for Thanksgiving this year, So excited.
I absolute love these!!! It’s awesome how you go through each step with pics and instructions!!! Love it….makes it soo much easier for amateurs like me to attempt! You don’t know how many times I see something I want to try & when I click on it, they have no directions!!
Thanks again…great job!!!!
ADORABLE!
As a fourth grade teacher, retired, we made these in class. The parents sent what was needed and the students made 2 each, one to eat now and one for home. Plus I sent the instructions home so family could enjoy,. It was always a super great project for everyone.
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I am 9 yrs old and I LOVE these !!!!! I can’t wait to make these 4 my class !!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks 4 posting it !!!!!!
sincerly,
EMMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! And what an awesome treat for my Girl Scout Troop to make!
The Pilgrim hat is a wonderful idea for dippin chocolate…thank you for sharing!!
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By they way, that little red thing on the turkey is called a waddle :)
Dear Ladies,
This has to be one of the cutest projects I have ever seen I have been a crafter since I was 10, so for 50 years, you win the prize. Absolutely adorable! Many wishes for more adorable creations.
too cute!